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2021年12月四級答案+真題（卷一）Directions:Supposeyourschoolisorganizinganorientationprogram（新生訓(xùn)練；helpthefreshmenadapttothenewenvironmentandacademicstudies.Youarenowtowriteaproposal,whichmayincludeitsaim,duration,participantsandactivities.參考范文：Towhomitmayconcern,I'majuniorfromLawSchool.Thenewsemesterwillbeginandagroupofnewbiesareabouttoarrive.Inordertohelpthemadapttotenewenvironmentandacademicstudies,IproposethatanorientationprofirstweekofthisSeptember.mshouldbeheldduringtheTheprogramistohelpfreshmeearnwhattheywillconfrontinthecomingcollegelifebypassingoutnecesarymaterialsandexplainingtheirquestionsaboutcampusactivities.Sovolunteersnededinthisprogramshouldbethosewhoaresophomoresorjuniorsandreadytohelpothers.Theprogramwillstarton1stofnextmonthandallrticipantsshouldgatherat7inthemorningatthenortheastcorneroftheMainSquaretopreparefortheleafletsandhandbookswhichwillbedistributedtofreshmen.Asnewstudentsaresteppingontothecampus,volunteershouldhelpthemtocarrytheirluggage,passoutmanuals,answertheirpossiblequestionsandtakethemtotheirowndormitories.Ibelievethisprogramwillbesuccessfullyheldanditwillgreatlyhelpfreshmentofeelwelcomedandwarminastrangebutfriendlyenvironment.Bestwishes,Bill聽力原文Newsreport1Q1UnitedAirlineshasapologizedformistakenlyshippinganAmericanfamily’spetdoginthewrongdirectiontoJapan.Thedogowner’sbeloved10-year-olddognamedBuddy,tookanunexpected16-hourflighttoTokyofollowingamix-upbytheairline.Thedogowner’sfamilyarecurrentlyintheprocessofmoving.TheyweremeanttobereunitedwiththepetintheirnewhomecityinTexas.But,whentheyarrivedattheUnitedAirlinescargofacilityinthesouthernUSstate,theyfoundadogwaitginplace.BothofthedogshadbeensenttothewrongdestinationsonnnectingflightsfromDenver,withBuddymistakenlybeingsenttoJapaninsBuddywasgivenaphysicalcheck-upwhenhearrivedatTokyo’sInternatioAirport.ThedogwasthensentbacktotheUSonaprivatecharteredjet.“I'msogladhe'saliveandcominghomesoon,”saidtherelieveddogowner.erroroccurreddurgtheconnectionsinDenver.Q2Wehavenotifiedourcustomersthattheirpetarrivedsafely.Wewillarrangetoreturnthepenstothemassoonaspossible,”spokespersonofUnitedAirlinessaid.Q1WhatdoesthenebeforesayaboutUnitedAirlines?Q2whatdidtspokespersonforUnitedAirlinessaytheywoulddoaftertheincident?NewsReport2OfficialsatReidParkZooinTucson,Arizona,arecelebratingthebirthofababyelephant.ZooofficialssaythebabywasbornonMonday.Itisafemale,andsheweighsnearly130kilograms.Q3:Samba,hermotherisa30-year-oldAfricanelephant.Thepregnancylasted22months.Officialsdescribethebabyelephantashealthy,standingandnursing.Thebabyhasn'tbeengivenanameyet.Sambahasgivenbirthbefore.Zooofficialssaidduringthispregnancy,shewascloselymonitoredthroughphysicalexamsandbloodtests.DoctorSueTagalskyisthezoo’sdirectorofthezoologicaloperations.Q4:Shesaidtheelephant'sbirthwentsmoothlyand,thattherewerenocomplications.Thenewbabyexpandsthezoo'selephantherdtosix.Thatincludesthebaby'sparents,asister,abrother,andanadultfemale.Questionthreeandfourarebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q3:WhatdowelearnaboutthemotherelephantSamba?Q4:Whatdoesthereportsayaboutthebirthofthenewbabyephant?Newsreport3Threeyearsago,acouplewasenjoyingamlatabeachrestaurant.Therestaurantwasbuiltonawoodenstructureabovetseawater.Duringthemeal,theman'sweddingringslippedoffhisfinger.Itfelltoughthewoodenfloorboardsapparentlylostforever.Recently,therestaurtmanagerRonKrivoydecidedtoreplacethewoodendeck,andhefoundanoldgoldcoin,some$100billsandasilverweddingringwhilereplacingthedeck.Therestaurant'swtress,SashaFMeccapostedapictureoftheringonFacebook.Thepostwasaredabout5,000times.3dayslater,thehappywifecalledtoclaimthering.Sheeventestedpicturesofherandherhusbandeatingtherein2017asproof.Therestaurantmailedtheringbacktothehappycouple.Meanwhile,Krivoydiscoveredthatthegoldcoinwasveryrare.Itwasfrom1855andworthasmuchas$2,000.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreport,youhavejustheard.Q5:Whatdowelearnabouttherestaurant?Q6:Whatdidtherestaurantmanagerdecidetodorecently?Q7:Whatdidthewaitressdoabouttherecoveredring?Conversationone（暫無）ConversationtwoM:Okay,MissBright.Ifinishedcalculating.Iestimateyouhabetween210and240squaremetersofwallsandceiling.W:Sohowmuchwouldthepainjobcost?M:Thatwoulddependonthequalityofaintyouchoose.Wecarrytwobrands-onecost60centseverysquaremeter,andtheother9cents.Thesecondisguaranteedtolookgreatforabout10years,whereasthheaperonewillstarttodullafteraround6or7years.W:Inthatcase,wewodpreferthemoreexpensiveoption.M:Allright,theSoincludinglaborcosts,taxes,andeverything,thisjobwouldcometo$3,000.W:Emm,tobeperfectlyhonest,that'smorethanIexpected.M:Pleasebearinmindthatthepriceincludesmovingallthefurniture,andthewholetaskwouldtake2days.W:Really?Why?M:Well,wecan'tpaintthewallswithoutclearingallthefurniturefirst.Soeverytimewepaintaroom,wefirsthavetomovethefurnituretoanotherroom.Sothattakesmoretime.Plus,itrequirestwopeople,whichworksoutmoreexpensive.W:Isee.doesthatmeanIcouldnotlivehereinmyownhouseduringthose2days[13]?M:Thatiscorrect.W:Ohwell,thatchangeseverythingI'mafraid.Iwouldhavetostaywithafriendorcheckintoahotel[14].Ihadn'tconsideredanyofthat.I'mstartingtorealizeatpaintingmyhouse[12]isfarmoretroublesomethanIhadanticipated[15].M:isusuallythecase.Mostofourclientsgothrougthesamerealization.W:Isee.M:Youhavemynumber.Pleasefeelfreetallmeforanyfurtherquestions.W:Thankyou.1111Whatisthewomanlanningtodo?Whatistheman'schiefconcern?Whatesthewomanhavetodowhilethepaintjobisbeingdone?Whathasthewomancometorealizeattheendoftheconversation?Passage1Homeworkisanimportantpartofschooling,butthepurposesofgivingchildrenhomeworkwillchangeastheygrowolder.Q16:theprimarylevel,themainaimistocultivategoodhabits,likelearningtoplanandexercisingselfdiscipline.Duringthesecondaryschoolyears,extendingwhatislearnedatschoolispositivelyrelatedtoacademicachievement.Sothecontentofhomeworkbecomesmoreimportant.Sohowcanyouhelpyourchilddotheirbest?Q17:Creatinganidealworkingenvironmentwillmakeiteasierforthemtogetdowntotheirassignmentsquickly.Makesureit'sfreeofdistractions.forprimaryschoolchildrenatleastsomewherenearyou.Soyoucananswerquestionsandofferencouragement.Youprobablyhavetolpyoungerchildrenplantheirsession.it'simportantthatbytheendofprimaryschool,it'ssecondnaturegetthemtotellyoueverythingtheyhavetodo,thenencouragehemtoestablishanorderinwhichtheydowork.Q18:Whenthereareseverdifferentassignments,makesuretheybeginwithonetheyenjoy.Soitseemsasytogetstarted.It'sbesttotakeonthemostdifficulttasksecond.Oncetheysettled,butbeforetheygettired,ifolderchildrenhavemorethananhourohomework,encouragethemtoscheduleashortbreaktostretch.Ifyouencouragethemtotyouwhatthey'velearned,they'llabsorbtheinformationmoredeeplyandmemberitmorereadily.Question16to18aresedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q16.Whatistheainaimofhomeworkforprimaryschoolkids?Q17.Whdoesthepassagesuggestparentsdotohelptheirchildren?Q18.Whatshouldchildrendotodealwithmultipleassignments?Passage2WorkersatMexicanOilCompanywillreceiveahealthincentiveofalmost$300ayeariftheymeetcertainbodyweightstandards.Toqualifyforthebonus,Q19:theymustmaintainahealthyweight.Forthosewhoareoverweightorobese,theycanreceivethebonusiftheyreducetheirweightby10%duringtheyear.Someapplaudthepolicyasfair,becauseitrewardsbothindividualswhomaintainahealthyweightandthosewhoareworkingtowardsachievingit.Q20:criticssaythepolicycontradictsrecommendationsbymanyhealthexpertswhowarnedthataperson'sweightisinfluencedbygeneticandenvironmentalfactors.Thatmeansweightcanbehardforindividualstocontrol,whichmakesthebonusunfair.Someexpertssaythepolicyisinconsistentwiththescienceofwhatweknwaboutbodyweightregulation.Theseexpertsarguethatfocusingonwageisthewrongapproach.Q21:Amoreproductivemethodofencouraginghealthamongemploysistopromotehealthybehaviors.Forexample,companiescangiveworkersgymemberships,orencourageparticipationinlecturesonhealthyeatingandlivg.Theycanalsoreducesweetsandprovidehealthiersnacksintheofficeandealthiermealsatthecompanycanteen.Ortheycangiveemployeesmoretimedurngtheirlunchbreaktoexercise.Thesearemuchbetterandmuchmoreproductivewaysforcmpaniestomoveforwardontheiremployees’wellbeing.Questions19to21arasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q19.WhowillquforthebonusinMexicanOilCompany?Q20.WhdocriticsthinkofMexicanOilCompany'sbonuspolicy?Q21.Whatdoexpertsproposecompaniesdoaboutworkers’wellbeing?Passage3CampaignershavewarnedthattheQ22:Britishgovernmentisnotdoingenoughtopreventleft-handedpupilsfromfallingbehindtheirpeers.Theyclaimthatthousandsofchildrenarestillbeingpenalizedforbeingleft-handed.Thisisduetoalackofactionfromministerswhofailedtotakeanymeaningfulactionforyears.Itisfearedthatafailuretoaddressearlyyearchallengessuchaspoorhandwritingistoomuchmoreseriousproblemsdownthelinewiththesepupilsfacingreducedcareerprospects.Q23:Studiesinrecentyearsshowthatleft-handedchildrenaremorelikelytosufferwithlearningdifficulties,andtheirscoresareloweronIQtests.Campaignersfeelit'sstrangethatchildrenandBritishschoolsarepenalizedbecausetheyhappentobeleft-handed.Theydon'tunderstandwhysuccessivegovernmentshavefailedtoactohis.Q24:TheywanttheDepartmentofEducationtorecordwhichchildrenarelet-handedandwhattheireducationalattainmentsaresincetheymakesome10%ofthpopulation.Inearlyyeareducation,left-handedchildrenarestrugglingandmakiamessoftheirhandwriting.Educatorsdon'tknowhowtodealwiththis.Inmnycases,there'snoactivehelpandalackofteachertraining.Q25:Campaignepointoutthatahighpercentageoftheprisonpopulationisleft-handed.Theysaythattheseprisonnumbersareunusuallyhighandaskwhyitisthecase.Questions22to25arebasednthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q22.WhyaresomepeoecriticizingtheBritishgovernment?Q23.Whatdostiesinrecentyearsshowaboutleft-handedchildren?Q24.WhdothecampaignersdemandtheDepartmentofEducationdo?Q25.Whatdothecampaignerswanttoknowaboutleft-handedprisoners?參考答案123.C)Itsenttwodogstothewrongdestinations..A)Correcttheirmistakeassoonaspossible..B)Shehashadbabiesbefore.45678911111111112222.C)Itwassmooth..D)Itwasbuiltabovethesea-water..B)Replacetherestaurant5swoodendeck..C)SheposteditspictureonFacebooks..D)Duckhuntingremainslegalinmanypartsoftheworld..A)Droughts.0.B)Theirneatisnotthatpopular.1.D)Theypoisonedwildducksinlargenumbers.2.A)Haveherhouserepainted.3.B)Howmuchtheworkwillcost.4.C)Staysomewhereelse.5.B)Paintingahouseinvolvesmortroublethanshethought.6.A)Tocultivategoodhabit7.B)Createanidealstyenvironmentforthem.8.C)Startwithmethingtheyenjoy.9.A)Woerswhomeetitsbodyweightstandards.0.D)Unfair.1.C)Encouragehealthybehaviors.2.A)Ithasnotdoneenoughtohelpleft-handedchildren.3.D)Theytendtohavemoredifficultiesinlearning.224.D)Keeptrackofleft-handedchildren'sschoolperformance.5.B)Whytheirnumbersaresohigh.選詞填空第一套:Thesheetsaredampwithsweat.Youarecold,butyourheartis.....22223333336.G)fear7.C)avoid8.H)limited9.D)aware0.B)answer1.O)typically2.J)result3.L)rigorous4.K)review5.M)tend信息匹配There’sastressgapbetweenmenandwomen...6.[H]LikeMs,Li,manywomentrytomanagetheaddedstresstoreachwhatDr3Joycesaidwasanunattainableideal."SomeprofessionalwomenaimtodoitallTheywanttoreachthetopofthecorporateladderandflylikesupermom,"shesaid.....37.[E]ference,however,isinthenatureandscopeoftheseresponsibilitiesinthehomeentinparticular,"DrJoycesaid.Forexample,theUnitedNationsreportedthatnearlythreetimesasmuchunpaiddomesticworkasmen.38.[C]It'sacommonstory-onewefrequentlyridiculeandreadilydismiss,forexample,byclaimingthatwomentendtocomplainmorethanmen,despitethegrowingsumofresearchthatunderlinestheproblem.39.[K]Disconnectingfromworkandhomeresponsibilitiesisalsoobviouslyimportant.Butit'smuchcasiersaidthandone.Itisimportantounderstandwhatcausesyourstressinthefirstplace.40.[F]itsnotjustinsidehehome,though.ResearchfrmNovaSoutheasternUniversityfoundthatfemalemanagersweremorelikelythanmalemanagersto.display<surfacacting>orforcingemotionsthatarenotwhollyfelt.41.[I]Thestressproblemextendsbeyondmentalhealthwhenyouconsiderthelinkbetweenstressaanxietyandheartalth.Worse,mostofwhatweknowaboutheartdiseasecomesfromstudiesvolvingmen...4"2.[B]Ms.Lisaidherressledtosleeplessness.Whenshedidsleep,sheexperiencedproblem-songdreams,"whichleftherfeelingunrestedwhenshewokeup.AfterIbecameafirst-timemother,IquicklyrealizediwassobusycaringforotherpeopleandworkttIfeltlikel'dlostmyself,...43.[G]Surfaceactingisaprimeexampleof"emotionallabor"aconceptthatthewriterJessZimmermanmadefamiliarina2015essay.Theessaysparkedamassivethread,on